Rob R-S

It was a joy to see our friends’ bluegrass band, FY5, play in Old Town Square last night.

Here’s my favorite song of theirs.

Seen on my run. The Boy is training for a marathon this fall. We ran a very hot 10 miles today.

Here’s a video I made while spectating the Broken Arrow Sky Race 52K at Squaw Valley on June 22.

I really wanted to get there one second faster.

Friday: Western States check in and relaxation.

Thursday: Squaw Valley again. A lot of snow has melted since last weekend.

Last week:

This week:

Wednesday: Duncan Canyon, around mile 27 on the Western States course.

Tuesday: Michigan Bluff and Eldorado Canyon, around mile 55 on the Western States course. We were all shaken by the events of Monday evening, but my wife, son, and all the Sheriff’s deputies insisted I carry on with the race preparations for this weekend.

Monday: Everything is fine now.

Near the end of their hike and my run, our 9 year son ran ahead of us on the trail, took a wrong turn, wondered around the forest for hours while we frantically searched for him, encountered a bear, and was eventually picked up around sunset by the search and rescue team we requested via SOS on our satellite tracker (we were an hour drive from cell signal). Many thanks to the Placer County Sheriff Department for coming through for us in a big way.